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Fun Writing Activities: Creative Writing Prompts
Generate creative writing prompts by having students roll a die to randomly select a character, setting, and problem for a story.
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12th Grade Writing Prompts
Challenge twelfth graders to develop an individual voice and support their ideas. Explore creative writing, reflective journals, arguments and responses to texts, with focused prompts before longer lesson collections.
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Creative Writing Prompt - Create Your Own Monster
A creative-writing prompt that has students invent an original monster character (with a drawing and fact sheet) and then write a graded short story featuring that monster.
Stories & imaginative writing
24 Creative Writing Prompts to Inspire Your Students
Google Slideshow of 24 creative writing prompts to inspire student writing across genres and moods, with an elements-of-fiction mini-lesson.
Stories & imaginative writing
Narrative Writing Picture Prompts To Inspire Your Students' Stories
A set of 15 picture-based narrative writing prompts to inspire student story writing.
Stories & imaginative writing
Narrative Sub Plans Prompts (Print & Pass)
Ready-made substitute-teacher plans built around narrative writing prompts, for use when the regular teacher is absent.
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Stories & imaginative writing
Animal Farm Ch 9: Eulogy for Boxer's funeral Creative Writing + rubric Google
Students choose a farm animal’s voice and write Boxer’s eulogy as a short narrative or poem. The assignment asks them to incorporate and annotate at least two literary devices and include a cited quotation from the novel. Model eulogies and a rubric support planning, drafting and feedback.
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Then and Now History Drawing Project and Writing Activity
A no-prep art-history drawing and writing activity where students reimagine three famous artists/artworks in a modern context.
Stories & imaginative writing
Story Starters Brainstorm Page
Brainstorming template to help students plan a short story before writing.
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Journal Prompts For Upper Elementary Students with Depression-- Check-In
A set of journaling check-in prompts for upper-elementary/middle-school students dealing with depression, for use as an individual check-in, exit ticket, or discussion piece, or cut apart as headings for an interactive notebook.
Reading-linked writing
Romeo and Juliet Act 1, Scenes 4-5 | Double Entry Journals
Provides double-entry journal prompts and summary/analysis questions for Act 1, Scenes 4 and 5 of Romeo and Juliet.
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Reading-linked writing
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Dream Bedroom
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about students' views on their bedrooms and designing a dream bedroom, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Journals & personal reflection
Life Lessons Reflection Journal Professional Edition
A 42-page reflective journal/workbook for adults (adaptable for high-school/college age) that provides structured lessons and writing prompts for building emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and high-performance personal habits.
Reading-linked writing
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Favourite Teachers
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about what makes a favourite/memorable teacher, based on student interviews, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Reading-linked writing
Romeo and Juliet Act 2, Scenes 1-2 | Double Entry Journals
Provides double-entry journal prompts and summary/analysis questions for Act 2, Scenes 1 and 2 of Romeo and Juliet.
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Journals & personal reflection
20 End-of-the-School-Year Reflection Writing Prompts/Note-Taking Sheet
End-of-year reflective writing prompts paired with note-taking sheets so students can process and write about their school year.
Reading-linked writing
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Dinosaurs Park
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about dinosaur theme parks and their educational and entertainment role, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Reading-linked writing
Romeo and Juliet Act 3, Scene 5 | Double Entry Journals
Provides double-entry journal prompts and analysis questions for Act 3, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet, the dawn parting scene.
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Poetry & descriptive writing
Editable I Am Poem Template – 13 Writing Prompts
Thirteen sentence-starter prompts, including 'I am,' 'I was born to,' 'I fear,' 'I am inspired by,' and 'I will,' guide students through writing a personal identity poem in this two-slide editable PowerPoint template. The first slide presents the blank prompts with fill-in lines for students to complete, while the second slide repeats the same thirteen prompts with a parenthetical explanation beside each one, such as clarifying that 'I fear' should name 'a challenge, uncertainty, or thing you struggle with,' to help students understand what kind of response each line expects. Because the template is fully editable in PowerPoint, a teacher could adjust the prompt wording or format before assigning it, or students could complete it digitally rather than by hand. The structure moves students from open self-reflection prompts toward a complete personal poem covering identity, values, fears, and future goals.
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Journals & personal reflection
My Diary Entry Activity
A one-page creative writing prompt asking students to imagine and describe a day in their life set in a different century.
Reading-linked writing
Dead Poets Society (1989): Complete Movie Guide
A comprehension movie guide for the 1989 film Dead Poets Society, used alongside viewing the film to check understanding of plot, characters, and themes, and to prompt a creative writing response.
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Stories & imaginative writing
Animal Farm Post-Reading Creative Writing Assignment: What Would Old Major say?
After finishing Animal Farm, students compare Old Major's original vision with what happens by the end of the novel. They choose one of five response formats and write in his voice, drawing on quotations or scenes to explain his reaction. The included rubric focuses on voice, use of text, and proofreading, providing clear points to discuss before students begin.
Journals & personal reflection
Positivity Journal
A fill-in-the-blank daily journal encouraging students to reflect on their feelings and record positive moments, gratitude, and things they're proud of, to build optimistic thinking and emotional resilience.
Stories & imaginative writing
Story Generator: 10,000,000 Combinations (Google Sheets)
A digital 'roll a story' creative writing tool built in Google Sheets that randomly generates a character, plot, and setting combination (10 million possible combinations) to prompt student story writing.
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Stories & imaginative writing
Creative Writing Workshop: Mood Mini Lesson
A mini-lesson/workshop teaching secondary students to identify and create mood in writing, using famous paintings as mood-analysis examples (as a whole-class lesson or gallery walk) and a setting-description writing activity.